The UN says Afghan poppy cultivation quadrupled. Kandahar rejects the figures. After twenty years of American democracy and five years of Islamic decrees, Afghanistan's most adaptable institution remains the one that never needed elections, a constitution or a peace agreement. Politics
Taliban Rejects UN Report on Fourfold Opium Surge, Accuses Poppies of Restoring Republic Without Hibatullah's Permission Kandahar disputed the figures after Afghanistan's oldest bipartisan industry appeared to survive twenty years of American democracy and five years of Islamic decrees.
By Mircha Khan Hotak · 2026-10-29 The Taliban restricted corneal transplants after discovering restored eyesight might expose Afghans to government achievements that exist only in official statements. Senior officials remain eligible for treatment abroad. Someone must see what the public is forbidden to. Politics
Taliban Restricts Corneal Transplants After Discovering Blind Afghans Are Less Likely to Notice Five Years of Islamic Progress Kandahar declared restored eyesight a threat to national stability, warning that patients might begin comparing government achievements with what actually exists.
By Kaka Nawruz Samadi · 2026-10-28 Dostum offered the Taliban the Dasht-i-Leili dead as a down payment on amnesty. Kandahar demanded guarantees against posthumous opposition. Pakistan offered to certify the transaction. After forty years of war, Afghanistan's commanders prepared to forgive one another and recruit the next generation. Politics
Dostum Offers Taliban Dasht-i-Leili Dead as Down Payment on Amnesty, Demands Return to Jawzjan Before Afghanistan Runs Out of People to Forgive Ankara negotiations advanced after both sides agreed Afghanistan's future belonged to the living, provided the dead waived their objections.
By Barood Dostum · 2026-10-26 Iran reportedly found the perfect place to hide enriched uranium: Afghanistan, which Washington can no longer locate on a map. The Taliban reopened the Khaf–Herat railway and launched radioactive soap. Baradar promised every Afghan would glow in defense of the homeland. Politics
Iran Ships Enriched Uranium to Taliban Through Khaf–Herat Railway After Discovering America Can No Longer Find Afghanistan on Map Kabul celebrated its new strategic partnership with Tehran by opening Afghanistan's first radioactive soap factory, promising to wash away foreign aggression without removing the radiation.
By Ali Reza Jafari Tehranzadeh · 2026-10-25 VOA’s Afghan journalists return with rare field expertise: explaining American reliability after spending a year professionally abandoned by America. Politics
VOA Rehires Afghan Journalists After Yearlong Unpaid Assignment Covering American Abandonment The Pashto and Dari teams returned with exclusive expertise in how quickly Washington’s voice can stop answering.
By Golchehreh Hussaini · 2026-10-22 The NRF has opened a California front against Aisha Wahab. Ahmad Massoud will command from Paris, Ali Maisam Nazary has endorsed Melissa Hernandez, and Fremont is now considered the final obstacle to liberating Panjshir. VIP resistance tables are available near the stage. Politics
NRF Opens California Front, Declares Aisha Wahab Taliban's Last Stronghold in Silicon Valley Ahmad Massoud dispatched the resistance to a California election, where victory requires fewer fighters, better donors and a Paris fundraiser.
By Kishmish Farhadi · 2026-10-20 Europe will not recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government, only as the government responsible for Afghans Europe wants removed. “This is not recognition,” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. “It is logistics.” Politics
Europe Condemns Taliban, Requests Same-Day Delivery of Afghans to Them Governments said Kabul remains dangerously illegitimate but sufficiently legitimate to sign for returned refugees. “This is not recognition,” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. “It is proof of delivery.”
By Shama Rangbadal · 2026-10-16 Aksaryat will prove it represents Afghanistan by launching abroad, visiting Kabul secretly and waiting for Washington to certify what the silent majority believes. Politics
Aksaryat Will Secretly Visit Kabul to Launch Exile Movement Abroad The Taliban welcomed the opposition on condition it oppose them from a safe distance and criticize only wars nobody plans to fight.
By FNU Rumi · 2026-10-14 Altair-1 can detect military movements, damaged infrastructure and officials moving rapidly away from both. Engineers call the final capability Afghan-trained machine learning. Politics
Mohib Launches Satellite to Restore Secure Communications With Ghani’s Altitude Orbitworks said Altair-1 would observe Earth, beginning with the former president’s preferred distance from Afghanistan.
By Nimcha Stanikzai · 2026-10-08 Hibatullah discovered an Afghan can become internationally famous without issuing decrees. The Taliban borrowed Rashid Khan’s face; the diaspora appointed him acting foreign minister. Politics
Rashid Khan Visits Kandahar, Accidentally Reshuffles Regional Alliances The cricket star’s Kandahar reception gave the Taliban borrowed popularity and diaspora Afghans a new acting foreign minister.
By Baharullah Topchi · 2026-10-04 The Taliban sued MEI after enemy groups used its tracker to target officials with insurgent tactics protected by Taliban copyright. Politics
IEA Sues MEI After Enemies Use Taliban Tracker to Infringe Insurgent Copyright The Taliban sued the Middle East Institute for allegedly helping resistance groups use patented insurgent tactics without a license.
By Kishmish Farhadi · 2026-10-02 Mujib Rahimi’s plan gives Fawzia Koofi and former republic politicians a new role: Pakistan’s officially approved opposition to Pakistan’s previously approved government. Politics
Abdullah’s Ex-Spokesman Mujib Rahimi Urges Alliance With Pakistan to Remove Taliban, Cites Its Experience Installing Them Mujib Rahimi offers Islamabad a chance to repair Afghanistan using its extensive experience taking it apart.
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